Vondrousova cruising at 6-1 5-1, but in the end looks as if she has fallen over the line. My feed went down so missed the end. Interesting had Kessler managed to level up.

Can Boulter keep the door shut? Not so sure. Only takes one blip.

Very good from Boulter to get it back together again. Like so many unable to see it out in two, but plenty of effort and fight.

she'll be on all the back pages tomorrow hulk...

job done.

deary me...

talk about shooting themselves in the foot...

match suspended...

bl00dy ridiculous imv.

some good looking games for me today...

final set of Fritz v Mp Perricard should be good...

why on earth they can't play past 11pm is beyond me...

and the Rinderknech v Zverev match looks like being one to watch (currently 1-1)...

Monfils v Humbert another good looking match...

Muchova v Wang Xin has the makings of a good match imv...

Joint v Samsonova another one...

Siniakova v Zheng is one i will watch...

Krejcikova v Eala looks hard to call imv...

Avanesyan v Rybakina could throw up anything so will watch that one to see how Rybakina is playing...

and Yastremska v Gauff could also be a good one...

busy day.

World number 33 Yulia Putintseva raised security concerns about a spectator during her first-round match at Wimbledon, asking for them to be ejected.

Early on in her match against Amanda Anisimova on court 15, the 30-year-old complained directly to the umpire about a spectator, whom she described as "crazy" and "dangerous".

A club spokesperson said the matter was "dealt with".

During a change of ends when trailing 3-0 in the opening set, Putintseva, from Kazakhstan, first voiced her concerns.

"Can you take him out, I am not going to continue playing until he leaves. These people are dangerous, they are crazy," she said.

She was then seen pointing towards an area of the crowd and described the person as wearing green.

The chair umpire came down onto the court and spoke to three members of security staff.

When Putintseva was told play would resume, she was heard saying she did not want to do so until security had handled it.

"Take him out, because maybe he has a knife," she said.

Putintseva was emotional later in the match and went on to lose 6-0 6-0 in 45 minutes.

She did not speak to the media afterwards.

A spokesperson for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) told BBC Sport: "Following a complaint about the behaviour of a spectator at the match on court 15, the chair umpire informed security and the matter was dealt with."

Anisimova, meanwhile, told the BBC she believed the spectator had been saying something "when [Putintseva] was about to serve" and added: "I am sure that we were protected".

Earlier, AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton said on the subject of security: "We're well-versed in the measures that need to be put in place so players can go about playing here in the confidence they're being well looked after."

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c87333ypxlyo

Wimbledon is a great spectacle but between them and BBC they still do some really daft things.
1.Centre Court starts at 1.30! 2 hours of potential play lost in cooler temperatures and the second match on centre did not start until nearly 6pm. On top of that, no matches actually start until at least 10 minutes after the scheduled time as players set up their camp, fiddle with rackets and then knock up. All that could happen BEFORE the start time. No other major sport behaves like that. 
2.BBC switch matches between channels presumably because they still think that most of their audience don't know how to change channels to watch the 6pm news. They have BBC 3 and 4 doing nothing until 7pm! Why not have tennis on those as well from midday? They televise them all anyway on iplayer so almost no extra cost.
The security issue is quite difficult but allowing players to sign things and take selfies after each match does not look like adequate protection to me.

sageform....

you are spot on with all of that...

no play on show courts until 1pm and 1.30 is utter madness in the early rounds...

i've told Wimbledon that myself...

obviously of course it went in one ear and out the other...

and whilst the BBC coverage is extensive on iplayer...

BBC3 and 4 are wasted opportunities...

again i have told the BBC that and of course obviously got completely blanked.

last night's Fritz v Perricard match was fantastic...


great atmosphere etc...

10:15 it stops abruptly...

absolutely dreadful...

at the very least they should say that if the final set isn't started by a certain time then it's stopped...

10:15 is pathetic...

if it lasted an hour and went to 11:15 is that such a crime ?

just totally spoiled it for the fans who had stayed.

Wimbledon increased prices this year

Tennis fans visiting Wimbledon this year will need to dig deeper into their pockets as prices for food and beverages at the prestigious tournament have risen across the board.

A pint of Stella Artois now costs £8.85, whilst Guinness is priced at £8.45.

The traditional glass of Pimm's, a Wimbledon favourite, will set spectators back £12.25 and a bottle of water is £5.

Happy hibby you obviously love your tennis, i always thought it was a bit of a racket myself.

Total exploitation, but it's one thing calling out, another doing something. It's just accepted.

Early women's matches don't look too exciting. Doubtful that Watson will keep Tauson out there long enough to have a chance.

oneten...

yep i knew it was a Council thing as opposed to Wimbledon itself...

but it's absolute madness imv...

talk about a nanny society...

a few lights can't be on after 11pm coz the residents can't sleep...

a complete and utter farce imv.

Alexandrova / Pegula and Watson on here for starters.

Touson can't keep the ball on the court, very heavy handed

Hibby, it's about the noise and people getting back home on the tube rather than lights.

Seeding is on points earned so the more often you play the more likely you are to be seeded. I must admit that I had never heard of Tauson until today. Watson is very inconsistent but can raise her game at Wimbledon.

well that's not quite true sageform...

points earned are different depending on the status of the tournament...

a 1000 event gets you 1000 points if you win it...

i think a grand slam is 2000 points but not that sure tbh...

and it's on a 12 month rolling format...

so if you win a masters event in 2024 you get 1000 points...

get knocked out in the same event 12 months later you lose the 1000 points...

so it comes down to retaining as many points as possible on a 12 month rolling basis...

but clearly if you don't play you ain't going to keep points...

but they also have protected rankings and all sorts of stuff...

so it ain't as simple as play and you get points.

Pathetic result from Pegula. What's the excuse? Bit tired? No doubt killed off loads of multiples. You cannot trust this lot at all.